Wages for the lowest earners have increased more quickly in the past few years than those in higher-paying jobs, according to the Economic Policy Institute, but …[paywall].
Boston Globe
November 17, 2025
The recent federal job cuts disproportionately affected veterans, who make up just 5% of U.S. workers but roughly one-quarter of the federal civilian workforce. One in 10 employed veterans works for the federal government, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Indeed.com
November 17, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute estimated earlier this year that Black people, who represent 14.4 percent of the US population, make up nearly 19 percent of …[paywall].
The Nation
November 17, 2025
“I think it’s important to know that the cost of child care is not only a low-income family problem,” said Elise Gould with the Economic Policy Institute.
The cost of child care is rising faster than overall inflation and straining household budgets. Gould’s research finds that in most of the country, including New Mexico, day care is more expensive than public university tuition or the average cost of housing.
“Even those that are able to pay, they may forgo other kinds of investments in terms of being able to save for college, being able to save for retirement, or for a rainy day or job loss,” she said.
Marketplace
November 17, 2025
Virginia has been hit especially hard by the cutting of federal jobs. Black Americans account for about 26% of the federal workforce in the state, according to the Economic Policy Institute, and make up around 18% of the total state population.
Capital B
November 17, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, workers born outside of the United States are more likely to experience minimum wage violations than their native counterparts.
The CT Mirror
November 17, 2025
The average cost of child care for a 4-year-old in the state has skyrocketed to nearly $18,000, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Boston Globe
November 17, 2025
Today, barely 58% of all working-class Americans are white non-Hispanics; according to a 2016 Economic Policy Institute study,
Real Clear Investigations
November 17, 2025
I wrote the book because there is something I am particularly good at and that is being wrong. I work for the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which is basically the labor movement’s think tank. I remember one day in 2022, I was talking with some colleagues about the week ahead and they were like, “Hey, there is this union election for these Amazon workers in Staten Island. Should we pay any attention to that?” And I said, as confident as I had ever been in my life, “They are going to get crushed.”
Nonprofit Quarterly
November 17, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute’s estimate of latest week includes imputed values for New Mexico. Sources: U.S. Labor Department, Economic Policy Institute.
Barron’s
November 17, 2025